This year, Massachusetts received $144 million in federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps select households reduce the costs of heating their homes in the winter. Distributed yearly, the funds from the United States Department of Health and Human Services go toward aiding low-income families in the Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley areas…
IN ADDITION The John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, an ABCD affiliate, offers an extensive range of educational, community, and eldercare programs and services for income eligible individuals and families, providing opportunities to learn the skills they need to help themselves. on both a scheduled and drop-in basis. Education and Community Programs include Adopt-A-Family, Boston Family Engagement Network Supports and Activities, Information and…
In addition At ABCD Mattapan, we also offer the following: Head Start, the highly successful federal development program that offers comprehensive services for your children and your entire family. Foreclosure Prevention Offered only at ABCD Mattapan Family Service Center. We’ll help you learn your rights about keeping your home and offer assistance so you can make better financial and…
IN ADDITION The South Boston Action Center also offers emergency food assistance through food vouchers to local supermarkets. Our youth programming includes Family Nurturing, an educational workshop series for couples and fathers to learn about healthy child development and important parenting skills; the South Boston Youth Council; “Sticker Shock” trainings on the dangers of underage drinking and alcohol abuse, and…
Each year, the ABCD Family Planning Training Institute offers a comprehensive calendar of professional training opportunities.
ABCD Housing and Homelessness Prevention services in Mystic Valley offers a number of programs and services including counseling, referrals, and workshops.